ok, well, I have been running a 90-day trial version. With that, both Query analyzer and Enterprise manager are options under SQL Server and offer a lot of wizards as alternatives to transact-SQL and command-line stuff.
Can't tell you much about online resources except that books online has consistently told me way more than I as a relative beginner really wanted to know. I am using the Microsoft book which though relatively pricey does come with a lab manual, which I find useful... hope some of that helps? Dana On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:08:43 -0500, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is my home system, which I can't access now. But, I'm pretty sure > there's nothing on my start menu. The MSDE is designed to run in the > background. It's all command line stuff. > > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:42:16 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > erm.. they are both on the start menu under SQL Server aren't they? > > > > ? > > > > Dana > > > > On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:07:23 -0500, Deanna Schneider > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Enterprise manager? Free? Where? And, it looks to me like query > > > analyzer is just a tool within enterprise manager. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:56:37 -0400, Won Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > At 20:54 10/18/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >Okay, so I figured it's time I learned something about sql server. > > > > >I've successfully downloaded and installed MSDE 2000. (Stupid, stupid, > > > > >stupid microsoft for requiring that your computer name be all upper > > > > >case, even though the computer insists that the upper case name is no > > > > >different than the lower or mixed case name, so you can't even keep > > > > >the "same" name. But, I digress.) > > > > > > > > > >So, yah, um, now what? I logged into osql. Oh yah, that looks fun. > > > > >Anyone have a favorite GUI interface (cheap or better yet - free)? > > > > >Some getting started advice? You favorite online resource? > > > > > > > > > >Am I crazy? > > > > > > > > I like SQL Query Analyzer. It's sorta like the prompt for Oracle or > > > > MySQL. Others like Enterprise Managers. Both tools are free. My only > > > > experience with either of those tools is the tech guys install it for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131711 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
